Lil' Cruise to Seattle

It was a sunny day so I took a quick drive up to Seattle. Pretty Space Needle.




Then, with the help of Robert & Tracy, I brought this fabulous Green Vespa home. I know this may seem like an impulse buy, but, truth be told, I started shopping for scooters in the early 80's. Back then it was a Red Honda Elite (a Green Vespa was worth the 20+ year wait). It's not that I have been doing research all these years or that I have a difficult time spending money. I can spend money really quick if I can rationalize it into being practical, or I can get something purely for the fun of it if I give it to or share it with someone else. But something totally fun, just for me? That takes about 20 years of perseverating to accomplish that.




But this was green and I just couldn't let it go. I mean it goes so well with just everything in my closet. And it's so cute.





When I first mentioned this to my own personal devil's advocate, Rob, I got the big lecture. I had to take the basic motorcycle safety course, get a helmet, gloves, jacket & BOOTS (almost the deal breaker). No Birkenstocks? Tear. Sniffle. Hey, I remember those 1950s & 60s Italian movies. I don't remember Audrey Hepburn wearing boots in Roman Holiday. I believe she was wearing some strappy sandals of her own. Not to mention the lack of helmet, etc, and the fact that she was wearing a DRESS! But the real trajedy is that I have a pair of birks that match this bike perfectly. I just had to go around the block in them just once. Sigh. Going out to buy icky, black, clunky boots on Sunday. Sigh. Going to be safe and responsible. Sigh. Never watching Roman Holiday again (it's just too painful). sigh.